Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali suffer loses in Rd-6; Carlsen leads in classical games

Stavanger (Norway) (IANS) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa suffered a loss at the hands of Alireza Firouzja in the Armageddon tiebreaker in Round six of the Norway Chess, here at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. 

In the battle of the youngsters, Alireza Firouzja…

ISSF World Cup: Esha Singh in final, Ramita finishes sixth in Munich

New Delhi (IANS) Esha Singh reached the final of the Women’s 25M Pistol, even as Ramita Jindal finished sixth in the Women’s 10M Air Rifle on competition Day Two of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol…

Boxing World Qualifiers: Amit Panghal clinches fifth Paris Olympic quota for India

Bangkok (IANS) 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal earned a unanimous 5:0 verdict against China’s Liu Chuang in the 51kg quarterfinals of the Boxing World Qualifiers to become the fifth Indian boxer to earn a Paris Olympic quota on…

Two of the three bids to host the World Chess Championship is from India

Chennai (IANS) The All India Chess Federation (AICF), Tamil Nadu government and Singapore Chess Federation  have submitted their bids to host the World Chess Championship, said a senior official of FIDE or International Chess Federation. 

The…

Rathika Seelan bows out in QF of Hong Kong PSA Challenge squash

Hong Kong (IANS) India’s Rathika Suthanthira Seelan went down to Malaysian third seed Sehveetrraa Kumar in the quarterfinals of the USD 6000 Hong Kong PSA Challenge Cup – 4th leg. 

Sixth-seeded Rathika, lost 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 to a higher-ranked…

Indian Open of Surfing: Tamil Nadu surfers dominate day 1, Subramani M. keeps Karnataka’s hopes alive

Mangaluru (IANS) Surfers from Tamil Nadu dominated proceedings on Day One, outplaying surfers from other states and securing fifteen out of sixteen quarterfinal spots in the Men’s Open category. Top scores came from the top-seeded surfers, with the…

Praggnanandhaa's first win over Carlsen in classical chess sends netizens into frenzy

New Delhi, (IANS) After Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world No. 1 GM Magnus Carlsen for the first time in a classical game during round three of the 2024 Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, netizens went into a frenzy over the Indian prodigy's…

Norway Chess: Vaishali beats Humpy; Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in Armageddon

Stavanger (IANS) The Second round of the Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ding Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each. 

India's…

French Open: Sumit Nagal loses to Khachanov after a two-hour 27-minute battle

Paris (IANS) Top Indian singles player Sumit Nagal suffered a setback as he went down to 18th seed Karen Khachanov in the men's singles first round, ending his maiden entry into the main draw of the clay court major on a losing note in the Franch…

Boxing World Qualifiers: Nishant outclasses Otgonbaatar in two minutes, Abhinash loses a close bout

New Delhi (IANS) Nishant Dev outclassed his Mongolian opponent in just over two minutes in the 71kg second round to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage while Abhinash Jamwal was unlucky to be knocked out in the 63.5kg category at the 2nd Boxing World…